Lucknow floods have intensified in Faizullaganj and other parts of the city, where rising water levels have forced families from their homes and left residents seeking shelter, drinking water and safer routes out of submerged neighbourhoods. Local updates cited in the report said more than 1 lakh people had been affected and over 40,000 houses were partially submerged.
In some locations, floodwater has reportedly reached neck level, making movement difficult. Families have evacuated with whatever belongings they could save, while residents described continuing problems with stagnant water and limited access to clean drinking water. A bedridden elderly man in the affected area was carried to safety by four people as water levels rose, according to residents quoted in the report.
Residents in Faizullaganj said they were concerned about sanitation and the risk of waterborne illnesses. Deepika Srivastava, a resident, said stagnant water outside her home had not been cleared and that people were facing a drinking water shortage. Another resident, Abhishek, said many families in his neighbourhood had already left because they saw no other option.
Protests have taken place in several affected areas over the adequacy and reach of relief operations. In Faizullaganj, Adarsh Verma staged a demonstration in floodwater and alleged that aid was not reaching interior localities. The allegations could not be independently verified. In Millat Nagar, residents protested from a boat carrying posters that read “mayor missing”.
The rising Gomti has submerged roads, parks and public spaces, including parts of the Gomti Riverfront where boats are now operating. Flooding has also affected religious sites, including Lete Hanuman Temple in Chowk, where the idol was reported to have been submerged. Small businesses have suffered losses as well. Nidhi, who runs a food stall in Gomtinagar, said water had damaged seating and equipment.
The Lucknow Municipal Corporation said it distributed 1,900 food packets and drinking water bottles in waterlogged areas. It also said three drones would be deployed from Saturday to expand anti-larval spraying. Municipal commissioner Gaurav Kumar inspected Faizullaganj, Gulmi Kheda and other affected localities and reviewed relief operations. The civic body reported that water levels had fallen and said relief, sanitation and health measures were continuing.
Municipal teams used boats to deliver cooked food and dry ration in Hayat Nagar, Barawan Kala, Tand Kheda, Sukhlal Kheda, Munnu Kheda, Daulat Kheda and Gulmi Kheda. Around 70 employees at Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Bhasha University helped handle relief supplies and load food stocks onto tractors for distribution. Anti-larval spraying was also carried out by drone in Lohramau and Daudnagar.
Health department teams surveyed 220 houses, distributed 288 health kits and supplied medicines, chlorine tablets and oral rehydration solution packets, according to the report. Chief medical officer NB Singh inspected Jehta, Daudnagar and Faizullaganj. Kakori community health centre teams surveyed 160 houses in Munnalal Kheda and Saitha Takia, while health workers surveyed 60 houses in Krishnalok Nagar, Gomti Vihar and Jugal Vihar in Faizullaganj. A medical camp was operating in Daudnagar, with a 108 ambulance service and medical teams deployed in affected areas.
